Tech Tools, Tips & Tricks

As a consultant, it's incredibly gratifying to pause periodically and look back on all of the great clients I've had the opportunity to work with in the past decade or two. Here's a sampling of some the businesses and not-for-profit organizations I've helped with...

I’m currently vacationing with my wife in Ponce, Puerto Rico (celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary) and another article is due. Thanks to the magic of the iPad and the Internet, it’s only a question of what to write about. Suddenly it dawns on me; I can’t believe...

When Google announced a new social network called Google+, I ignored it. Using a loose definition, Google had already “failed” at social networking three times, with Orkut, Wave, and Buzz. Are you using any of these? You never even heard of them? I figured that Google...

You probably use Google many times a day. What if there was a comparable tool for finding people? Actually, there is, although most people don't think of it or use it in this way. It's called LinkedIn, a network of 125,000,000 business professionals. Salespeople: What...

First published: July 11, 2011. Last updated: November 11, 2022. By default, when you connect with someone on LinkedIn, all of your connections become visible to them. This should set off alarm bells for most people. (Side note: If you haven't watched The Social...